Poultry-hook.



IIB. LEWIS, Jn. POULTEY HOOK. APPLIoATIoN FILED MAR. 11, 1910.

Patented spfh 2o, 1910. l

UNITED sTATEs PATENTl oEEIoE.

FRANK B. LEWIS, JIL, 0F WRITING, INDIANA, `A'ElSIGNOR TO POULTItYf DUSTBATH COMPANY, 0F VWHI'IING, INDIANA, A CORPORATION 0F INDIANA.

POULTRY-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 20, 1910.

Applicationled March 11, 1910. Serial No. 548,739.

This invention relates to that class ofv hooks adapted for catching orsuspending fowls or animals, the objectl being to which fowls, such aschickens, turkeys or other birds may be suspended and with whichthey'may be caught. v

Tosuch ends the invention consists 1n certain novel features oflconstruction and arrangement, a descriptlon of which will befound in thefollowin specification, andthe essential, features of w ich will'be moredefinitely pointed out in the claim.

The lnvention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich.:-

Figure 1 1s a perspective view of the poultry thereof.

Referring to said drawin ,the device will be seen to comprise ashanvprovided at one end with an e e 11, by

10, preferably means of which it may be suspen ed in any suitablemanner, as for instance, it may be suspended from a piece of wire or rod12. The lower end of the shank is preferably forked to provide two hook*members 13, that have U sha edbends 14, at their lower ends. *Each hoomember 13, comprises two longitudinally extending arms, 15, 16, whichare joined at their lower ends by the U bends 14. The four arms 15, 16,of the hook members are preferably arranged in one plane, and the curvedlower ends 14, are bent transversely 'to the plane ofthe hook members toprovide transverse loops 17, that open out through the spaces betweenthe airs of arms `15, 16. The terminal endsof t 1e arms 1,6, are curledaround to provide smoothl finished ends for the arms 16, and to providea sort of flaring entrance to the space between the arms of cach hookmember.

A simple form of construction may comrof vide an improved device of thistype romhook and. Fig. 2' is a side view` prise a single iece of wirebent at the middle to forni t e eye, 11, and then twisted together toform the shankafter which the two strands of the wire may be separatedto form the fork and then bent into the two hook ,membersv 13, afterwhich the transverse bends 14, may be made on the hook members and theterminal ends curled in to make the finished ends.

This construction provides, as will -be seen, one or more open sided loos, through which may project an article to e supported and the upperedge'of said loop forms a c seat. for engaging any lateral enlargementor 'projection on said article. varms 1.5, 16, act to retain saidenlargement The upright or projection against lateral movement ontthrough the open side of the loo This poultry hook is especiallljYadapted for suspending fowls, when dusting them, or during the killinand bleeding process. In use, the legs o the fowl are drawn in throughthe flaring Vopenings between the arms 15, 16, of the hook members 13,so as to brin the feet over the loops 17, and the legs, t en pushed downinto the loops.

When the hook is hung up or;l

its support and the fowl allowed to fa e feet od e upon the loops and byreason ofthe close y spaced arms 15, 16, which engage with the upwardlyprojecting feet, the atter a're prevented :from lateral movement outthrough the open sides of the loops. To remove the fowl,y the legs areswung or lifted up and drawn upward through the spaces between the arms15, 16.

By making the shank 10, of convenient length the hook may be usedadvantageously in catching fowls and the transverse 'bends in the hookportions minimize the danger of breakingthe leg of the fowl when caught.When used to catch the fowl, the transverse bends should be held down sothat when the leg is seized by the hook, it will slide into the hookmember and against the flat side of the loop. The bend in the loop willthen bending thereof, as lthe pull will be against the flat side of theloop'.

I Claim as new and desire to secure hy In witness whereof l halvehereunto' sub- Letters Patenti 1 l' scribed my name at Waiting, Lakecounty, 10 A hook of the class described, oompisn Indiana, this' 2nd dayof .FebruaryA. D.

a, shank having a forked end, each memdoex"v 1910. v.

5 of the fork being formed with o transve'sey FRANK B LEWS, JR.

extending open sided loop, and a vmember 1fVltnessJes: N projection fromome end of 'the loop in a E. W. WICKEY, line para lei with the fork. W.E. SCHRUGE.

